Force It

Force It is the fourth studio album by the British rock band UFO, released in 1975. It became their first album to chart in the United States.

Force It
Studio album by UFO
Released	July 1975
Recorded	Morgan Studios and Wessex Sound Studios, London
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	38:11
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Leo Lyons
UFO chronology
Phenomenon (1974) Force It (1975) No Heavy Petting (1976)
Singles from Force It
"Shoot Shoot" / "Love Lost Love" Released: 1975 "High Flyer" / "Let It Roll" Released: 1975

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B–[2]

The album was produced by Ten Years After bass player Leo Lyons. Another Ten Years After member, Chick Churchill, played keyboards, the first use of that instrument on a UFO record.

The CD reissue was remastered at Sound Recording Technology, Cambridge in 1994.

Album cover

The somewhat controversial original cover was designed by Hipgnosis, as were almost all other UFO albums of the 1970s. The nudity on the cover verged on breaching decency standards and the genders of the couple in the bathtub were not known for several years. The models were later revealed to be Genesis P-Orridge and Cosey Fanni Tutti, both later of the influential industrial band Throbbing Gristle.[3] The artwork was softened for the initial US release, making the couple in the bathtub transparent. The cover is a pun — there are multiple taps (British English) or "faucets" (US English) in the picture, which is a play on the album's title.

Critical reception

Reviewing the LP in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau wrote: "Heavy metal that's not hard to take? What? Well, the whole first side moves to [sic] smartly you could almost mistake it for rock and roll."[2] Eduardo Rivadavia, reviewer for AllMusic, wrote: "One of the band's best albums, Force It will not disappoint lovers of '70s English hard rock."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Michael Schenker and Phil Mogg, except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Let It Roll"		3:57
2.	"Shoot Shoot"	Schenker, Mogg, Pete Way, Andy Parker	3:40
3.	"High Flyer"		4:08
4.	"Love Lost Love"		3:21
5.	"Out in the Street"	Way, Mogg	5:18

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Mother Mary"	Schenker, Mogg, Way, Parker	3:49
7.	"Too Much of Nothing"	Way	4:02
8.	"Dance Your Life Away"		3:35
9.	"This Kid's" (including "Between the Walls", written by Schenker)		6:13

2007 CD reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
10.	"A Million Miles" (previously unreleased)	4:49
11.	"Mother Mary" (live)	4:04
12.	"Out in the Street" (live)	5:12
13.	"Shoot Shoot" (live)	3:48
14.	"Let It Roll" (live)	4:59
15.	"This Kid's" (live)	4:19

Personnel

UFO

• Phil Mogg – vocals
• Michael Schenker – guitar[4]
• Pete Way – bass
• Andy Parker – drums

Additional musicians

• Chick Churchill - keyboards

Production

• Leo Lyons - producer
• Mike Bobak, Mike Thompson - engineers
• Hipgnosis - cover art

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1975	Billboard 200[5]	71

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "UFO Force It review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: U". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 17, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. Jensen, K. Thor (27 April 2011). "Awesome Borderline Pornographic Album Covers". UGO.com. UGO Networks. Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
4. Saulnier, Jason (23 January 2009). "Michael Schenker Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
5. https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1975-10-04